Howard Avenue Historic District
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Howard Avenue Historic District is a 32 acres (12.9 ha) historic district
in The Hill
neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985. In 1985, it included 151 buildings deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area. The district includes properties fronting Howard Avenue from Minor Street (just south of Washington Avenue) to Fifth Street (just north of I-95). The portion from Lambertion Street to Fifth Street is also in City Point (which today is considered a section of The Hill). It is a well-preserved array of late-19th to early 20th-century vernacular architecture
showcasing the historical development of Howard Avenue as a middle class
residential thoroughfare.
Its NRHP nomination asserted that the district "is architecturally significant for the quality and variety of its building stock, which forms the most intact and well-preserved array of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century vernacular architecture currently standing in the southwestern part of New Haven."
A Gothic-/Stick- style house at 622 Howard Avenue and some other structures are individually significant.
Historic district (United States)
In the United States, a historic district is a group of buildings, properties, or sites that have been designated by one of several entities on different levels as historically or architecturally significant. Buildings, structures, objects and sites within a historic district are normally divided...
in The Hill
The Hill (New Haven)
The Hill is the southwestern-most neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. As early as 1800, this area was known as "Sodom Hill" and is now home to Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Yale School of Medicine.- Geography :...
neighborhood of the city of New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1985. In 1985, it included 151 buildings deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area. The district includes properties fronting Howard Avenue from Minor Street (just south of Washington Avenue) to Fifth Street (just north of I-95). The portion from Lambertion Street to Fifth Street is also in City Point (which today is considered a section of The Hill). It is a well-preserved array of late-19th to early 20th-century vernacular architecture
Vernacular architecture
Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs and circumstances. Vernacular architecture tends to evolve over time to reflect the environmental, cultural and historical context in which it...
showcasing the historical development of Howard Avenue as a middle class
Middle class
The middle class is any class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy. In Weberian socio-economic terms, the middle class is the broad group of people in contemporary society who fall socio-economically between the working class and upper class....
residential thoroughfare.
Its NRHP nomination asserted that the district "is architecturally significant for the quality and variety of its building stock, which forms the most intact and well-preserved array of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century vernacular architecture currently standing in the southwestern part of New Haven."
A Gothic-/Stick- style house at 622 Howard Avenue and some other structures are individually significant.